Yogyakarta has a lot of natural beauty, ranging from themagnificent Mount Merapi to the southern coastal beaches. If you plan toexplore this province, you will need a very long time to be able to completelyenjoy all its beauty.
Yogyakarta is also known as an area that still stronglyadheres to Javanese culture. You can see the combination of natural andcultural wealth in the daily life of their people, especially in agriculture.There are many areas of agriculture that are quite beautiful and Instagramable.Here are some beautiful agricultural areas that you can find in Yogyakarta.
Kretek Shallot Field Bantul
Kretek sub-district, Bantul district, is better known asbeaches such as Parangtritis, Parangkusumo, Depok, and Pelangi Beach. But ifyou are looking for instagenic photo spots, you should also visit the KretekRed Onion Field.
As the name suggests, this place is indeed a farm fieldwhose main function is indeed for planting shallots. But because this placelooks neat and beautiful, many tourists use it as a photography spot. Thisplace is located in Grogol, Kretek District, Bantul Regency.
Gendu Sugar Cane Garden
The area of this sugar cane plantations belongs to theMadukismo sugar factory. The location is on a hill with a green expanse ofsugar cane. This plantation shows its utmost beauty when the sugar canes areflowering.
The green plant will be dominated by white feathery flowers.The best time to visit this place is before sunrise or sunset. The location ofGendu sugar cane garden is on Jl. Raya Kaligesing, Gendu, Kaligono, KecamatanPurworejo, Kulon Progo Regency.
Planting rice
There are many places in Yogyakarta for you to learn aboutthe traditional way of planting rice. Not only when planting rice, but you canalso learn about the way people cultivate their land with techniques inheritedfrom their ancestors. Usually, it is used for rice planting tourism activitiesthat have extraordinary beautiful scenery.
You can try the thrill of planting rice on Pentingsari(Umbulharjo Village, Cangkringan District, Sleman Regency), Candran (MandinganHamlet, Kebonagung Village, Imogiri District, Bantul Regency), and inKembangarum (Donokerto Village, Turi District, Sleman Regency).
Sukorame
Sukorame Rice Field is a rice paddy area that has beautifulhilly views. In this rice field area, there is a kind of bridge made of bamboothat you can pass to enjoy all the beauty of this area. This place is a veryinstagenic destination with lots of beautiful photo spots. Sukorame Rice Fieldis located in Mangunan, Dlingo District, Bantul Regency.
Sometimes beauty can come from many ordinary or mundanethings. Yogyakarta with all its landscape diversity has many instagenicagricultural spots.